Section 126
Competency of husband and wife as witnesses in certain cases.
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and to provide for general rules and principles of evidence for fair trial.
Chapter IX: Of witnesses Sections 124 to 139
(1) In all civil proceedings the parties to the suit, and the husband or wife of any party to the suit, shall be competent witnesses.
(2) In criminal proceedings against any person, the husband or wife of such person, respectively, shall be a competent witness.
(2) In criminal proceedings against any person, the husband or wife of such person, respectively, shall be a competent witness.